वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-28, verse-4

बलेस्तु यजमानस्य देवाः साग्निपुरोगमाः ।
समागम्य स्वयं चैव विष्णुमूचुरिहाश्रमे ॥४॥

4. balestu yajamānasya devāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ ,
samāgamya svayaṃ caiva viṣṇumūcurihāśrame.

4. baleḥ tu yajamānasya devāḥ sāgnipurōgamāḥ
samāgamya svayam ca eva viṣṇum ūcuḥ iha āśrame

4. devāḥ sāgnipurōgamāḥ svayam samāgamya ca eva,
iha āśrame,
baleḥ yajamānasya viṣṇum ūcuḥ tu.

4. The gods, with Agni at their forefront, having assembled themselves, spoke to Viṣṇu here in the hermitage, concerning Bali, who was performing a Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• बलेः (baleḥ) - of Bali

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• यजमानस्य (yajamānasya) - of Bali, who was performing the sacrifice (of the sacrificer, of the one performing a sacrifice)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• साग्निपुर्ओगमाः (sāgnipurōgamāḥ) - having Agni at the forefront, led by Agni

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having come together, having assembled

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage

Words meanings and morphology

बलेः (baleḥ) - of Bali

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a demon king); offering, tribute

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

यजमानस्य (yajamānasya) - of Bali, who was performing the sacrifice (of the sacrificer, of the one performing a sacrifice)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yajamāna

yajamāna - sacrificer, one who performs a sacrifice

Present Middle Participle

From root yaj (to sacrifice), present middle participle

Root: yaj (class 1)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

साग्निपुर्ओगमाः (sāgnipurōgamāḥ) - having Agni at the forefront, led by Agni

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāgnipurōgama

sāgnipurōgama - with Agni at the forefront, led by Agni

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+agni+purōgama)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• purōgama – going before, leading, chief
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Compound adjective modifying 'devāḥ'.

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having come together, having assembled

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root gam (to go) with upasargas sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by oneself

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Viṣṇu (a major Hindu deity)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active, 3rd plural

From root vac (to speak), perfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root: vac (class 2)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

आश्रमे (āśrame) - in the hermitage

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastery; stage of life